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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Val Vista Lakes Elementary School	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 N Blue Grotto Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 926-6301	506	35	14.3	22.3%	302 (59.7%)	12 (2.4%)	142 (28.1%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.3%)	76.9	173^rd of 900 public elementary schools	80.8%		75.3	201^st of 909 public elementary schools	77.9%	28	69.0	72.0	61.0	85.0			71.0	63.0	52.0	39.0	48.0			50.0	$9,628	$500	$467	$1,467	$8,599	$61	$8,661
Sonoma Ranch Elementary School	0.7mi	Public	PK, KG-6	601 N Key Biscayne Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-9343	466	39	11.8	21.7%	254 (54.5%)	10 (2.1%)	153 (32.8%)	13 (2.8%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	72.9	216^th of 900 public elementary schools	76.0%		74.8	206^th of 909 public elementary schools	77.3%	10	50.0	58.0	63.0	65.0			59.0	50.0	54.0	51.0	56.0			53.0	$9,630	$187	$503	$877	$9,371		$8,939
Patterson Elementary School	0.7mi	Public	PK, KG-6	1211 E Guadalupe Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2803	518	35	14.7	23.4%	305 (58.9%)	15 (2.9%)	132 (25.5%)	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.5%)	86.4	102^nd of 900 public elementary schools	88.7%		85.5	112^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.7%	10	61.0	65.0	65.0	68.0			65.0	65.0	61.0	71.0	64.0			65.0	$7,810	$273	$647	$1,194	$7,019		$6,890
Challenger Basic School	1.0mi	Public, Charter	K-6	1315 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Challenger Basic School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 830-1750	274	21	13.0	—	226 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	96.6	22^nd of 900 public elementary schools	97.6%		92.9	52^nd of 909 public elementary schools	94.3%	30	74.0	93.0	73.0	77.0			80.0	74.0	83.0	83.0	70.0			77.0		$00			$00
Pioneer Elementary School	1.1mi	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 892-2022	310	31	9.8	23.2%	151 (48.7%)	14 (4.5%)	110 (35.5%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.5%)	74.4	199^th of 900 public elementary schools	77.9%		71.5	239^th of 909 public elementary schools	73.7%	40	63.0	59.0	63.0	59.0			61.0	58.0	60.0	56.0	38.0			52.0	$9,686	$429	$514	$1,373	$8,864		$8,742
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete	1.2mi	Public, Charter	K-5	4525 E. Baseline Road	Gilbert	85034	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Arete	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 222-4233	522	31	16.8	—	290 (55.6%)	15 (2.9%)	136 (26.1%)	35 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.9%)	88	93^rd of 900 public elementary schools	89.7%		88.1	85^th of 909 public elementary schools	90.6%	8	60.0	77.0	64.0				67.0	54.0	80.0	77.0				71.0	$10,207	$413	$96	$922	$6,021	$3,677	$9,699
Neely Traditional Academy	1.5mi	Public	PK, KG-6	500 E Houston Ave	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2805	805	49	16.3	14.5%	410 (50.9%)	18 (2.2%)	196 (24.3%)	115 (14.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	61 (7.6%)	96.8	18^th of 900 public elementary schools	98.0%		96.1	20^th of 909 public elementary schools	97.8%	2	84.0	85.0	82.0	77.0			82.0	84.0	72.0	88.0	67.0			78.0	$5,888	$06	$578	$591	$5,545		$5,303
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Gilbert Arts Academy	1.7mi	Public, Charter	K-8	862 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Gilbert Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 325-6100	120	10	12.0	28.3%	51 (42.5%)	12 (10.0%)	40 (33.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.5%)								(n/a)							48.0							26.0	$12,704	$1,190	$1,751	$4,130	$5,538	$4,226	$9,764
Burk Elementary School	1.7mi	Public	PK, KG-6	545 N Burk St	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 926-3816	440	39	11.3	39.5%	188 (42.7%)	13 (3.0%)	192 (43.6%)	6 (1.4%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)	28.4	576^th of 900 public elementary schools	36.0%		41.3	458^th of 909 public elementary schools	49.6%	118	42.0	30.0	41.0	35.0			37.0	31.0	26.0	36.0	20.0			28.0	$9,854	$1,056	$568	$2,680	$8,057	$173	$8,230
Porter Elementary School	1.7mi	Public	PK, KG-6	1350 S Lindsay Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6700	453	27	16.7	52.5%	161 (35.5%)	28 (6.2%)	213 (47.0%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.9%)	31.6	538^th of 900 public elementary schools	40.2%		30.6	559^th of 909 public elementary schools	38.5%	21	26.0	38.0	38.0	45.0			37.0		28.0	25.0	41.0			28.0	$9,898	$574	$40	$1,187	$8,924	$361	$9,285

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